diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@
         const hash160 = BCH.Address.toHash160(cashAddress);
         const slpAddress = BCH.SLP.Address.toSLPAddress(cashAddress);
 
+        const originalFundingWif = BCH.HDNode.toWIF(node); // see return statement below
+        const localFundingWif = node.keyPair.toWIF();
+
+        if (originalFundingWif === localFundingWif) {
+            console.log(path + ': BCH-JS toWIF() output matches local toWIF()');
+        }
+
         return {
             publicKey,
             hash160,